The Namesake depicts the life of a typical middle class Bengali Family caught in a cross-cultural maze on the other side of the world.
Irfan Khan excels as an eccentric father obsessed with a famous Russian author named Gogol. Irfan's counterpart played by Tabu complements the actor superbly with a sweet , non-melodramatic performance.
The journey of the family starts with the couple acclimatizing to the unexplored milieu. Addition to the family with a son and daughter adds to the flavour. Americanization of the children has been dealt with aplomb and depicted in subtle manner.
Naming of the son "Gogol" lends the backdrop of the film and how the son copes with consequences of the same. Kal Penn , who plays "Gogol" is pretty good and allows the parent-son relationship a kick.
Some of the highlights would be :
1. Gogol introducing his phirang girlfriend to his parents
2. Taj Mahal visit of the family
3. Emotional Climax
Mira Nair may have done full justice to Jhumpa Lahiris book ( though I have not read it :) ) .
Coming from the director of Monsoon Wedding , the movie is a must-watch .
Rating : 3.5/5.0
1 comment:
I agree.The director and her team has done great justice to the book.However I recommend a reading of the book. I am sure you will enjoy it even more then.I do think the author and the director have treated the subject matter at hand very delicately and aesthetically.
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